Pygmaeos gigantum humeris impositos, plusquam ipsos gigantes videre.
(Dwarfs on the shoulders of giants see further than the giants themselves.)

Stella Didacus (Diego de Estella) [1524–1578]

Nothing occurs in a vacuum. Ruby-Sapphire.com is not the creation of single individual, but the result of a lifetime of collaboration. I would like to specifically thank the
following for their help at ruby-sapphire.com.

First, my brother,
David Hughes, who
was responsible for the original design of this site (including
the above graphic). The best bits are all his. Thanks, David, you’re
the man!

Second, to my
wife, Wimon, and daughter, Billie, who have patiently supported
me during the countless hours spent in the care and feeding of a
web site.

A big thanks to
my extended families, my American family in Boulder, CO, and my Thai family
in Bangkok.